. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 104 NATURE STUDY direction is given later m these notes for the identi5cation (mostlj' by habits) of some of these kinds. Collecting spiders is not diffi- cult nor does it carry the collector far afield. The collector should provide himself with a number of empty pill boxes, cap boxes, or other similarly small, paper, wooden or tin boxes with well fitting cover. Each of these boxes will serve as collecting tool for one spider, and as cage to keep it in until the schoolroom is reached again. Search for spiders in or near their webs, in the corollas of fl
. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 104 NATURE STUDY direction is given later m these notes for the identi5cation (mostlj' by habits) of some of these kinds. Collecting spiders is not diffi- cult nor does it carry the collector far afield. The collector should provide himself with a number of empty pill boxes, cap boxes, or other similarly small, paper, wooden or tin boxes with well fitting cover. Each of these boxes will serve as collecting tool for one spider, and as cage to keep it in until the schoolroom is reached again. Search for spiders in or near their webs, in the corollas of flowers, on the bark of trees, under stones and sticks on the ground, and (for tarantulas and other spiders with tubular nests in the ground) in their nests in the ground. Spiders i^.,—A, -. living off the ground, i. e. on webs, flowers, trees, etc., are very prone to drop quickly to the ground when disturbed. Take ad- vantage of this and be ready to catch the fall- ing spider in a pill box, quickly clapping the lid on. Use the pill box and lid as catching equipment. You will soon get ex- pert in t li e w o r k. Small spiders, espe- cially those in webs or flower cups can be caught with perfect impunity in the hands. But there is always danger of crushing the soft body of the creature, or pulling off a leg or two in handling. Trust. (U. Catching- n Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jenkins, Oliver Peebles; Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. joint author. San Francisco, The Whitaker & Ray Company
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